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1936 Map of Threet

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Threet
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Natchez Trace winds through this rural section of Lauderdale County, Alabama, as recorded in this 1936 survey by the Tennessee Valley Authority and U.S. Geological Survey. The landscape is defined by the drainage of Cypress Creek and its many tributaries, including Threet Creek and Lindsay Creek. Rural life at the time centered on crossroads settlements like Threet, Johnson Crossroads, and Sullivan Crossroads.

A high density of local schools and churches suggests a deeply interconnected agricultural community. Notable landmarks include Hendricks Chapel, Wesley Chapel, and specialized schoolhouses such as Burcham Valley Sch and Little Zion Sch. The mapping also highlights the modernization of the era, showing the Tennessee Valley Authority Trans Line No 1 cutting across the terrain, representing the arrival of regional power infrastructure in the mid-1930s.